All user reviews of 5/5 for the Pioneer CDJ-1000 MK2

User CDJ 1000 MKII version for 1 month. J'apprcie its robustness, precision controls and intuitiva orders. Of course, great sound, that comes from Fawn homogne.

MODELS essays compared

Denon DNS 3000 and 5000: Good turntable, but trs complex and unreliable as many users. Denon DNS 1000, a little gadget, a little expensive.

Numark CDX 1: very good scratch, mp3 playback, but effects trs means, tainted by its hiss. I do not speak of "famous bug" Numark, which can happen in the middle reading (APRS VCU 20 minutes of use). In addition, the controls are less accessible than a pioneer.

Technics SlDz 1200: Fairly good platinum, average effects, look terrible, but a turntable inoperable due to a gap between the "felt" and the base. In addition, the pitch is too flexible and does not allow rglage prcis speed. Damage

In the end, the CDJ 1000 MKII is the REFERENCE in terms of precision, robustness and reliability. The reverse function allows CRER trs sounds nice live. The loop is trs own, the connection inaudible. Finally, three Hot Cue calluses are the hair, and suffer no lag when they are seeking.

Note, the CD TEXT function, which displays the title of the current track, or the display of the waveform of the track to see the idle time (not beat) according to the progression of the title and cue points.

I put 10 without hsiter.

Hello

I have at home a CDJ1000 I use every day ... and a friend had bought a year ago a pair of SLDZ1200. Obviously I have well tested and very objectively, there is no advantage to have the Technics

A small rsumcomparatif what I noticed:
-> Posting:
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no tag on SLDZ (or it only supports one type of tag-tag1? - after what I understood ke)
no "graphic" as the track on the CDJ either,
no visual localization cue points can be registered in both the CD as one track ...
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-> Handling:
Shelf:
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simulation vinyl fish a little, because we feel a large clearance between the false bottom and the top vinyl .. the top of the plateau is really very lightweight, it feels plastic handle no more or less,
difficult to also resumed on the board despite the presence of a segment made for a. .. it can be a personal deformation due to intensive use of CDJ but I could not help but look at the display instead of numrique mark on the disc ...
after, stalling a drive: can not handle the disc in the centering, since there is no centering, but has instead, the face of the display numrique so everything is done by manipulating the pitch and plateau (some say it's not so bad ... Yeah ..)
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cue points:
to the rescue! there is a whole mthodo to ask a cue point (the point bank call, get in "record", remove the master tempo - if not the sound when you scratch PForm locally to quickly regained point Cue, and finally save the CUE)
while on the CDJ, tac you block the plate, lean on CUE and talk about it more.

loops:
CDJs unlike the first cue point is automatically recorded Whereas as the IN point of a loop ...
the IN and OUT points are not adjusted when registered (bad bad bad bad!)

samples:
it is possible to create 4 samples directly and easily, meaning you save four samples of live music. It's pretty fun
on the other hand they can not be changed thereafter (or their tempo, or their points of commencement / end). They can swing (loop or not) the current song or other piece of the same CD very easily but watch out for problems of Difference of sample-tempo song, and timing of sample irretrievable! very high risk of "colic" if too much training, so (or a vodka or two apples are in the process of dissolution in the body) ...
Via a menu you can select the fawn that we want to use the sample (in a loop, one shot ... etc) but there has Intrets know what you want, the menu navigation as a little long I can not see using it full mix ...

effects:
cool effects and fun but not good quality / hard mode paramtrables vinyl .... very frustrating not being able to filter paramtrer kan same.

-> Aesthetics:
looks like Quasimodo: beeeeeelle ... beeeeeelle the SLDZ is beautiful, but, I push open doors
has rated the CDJ is still a little jog in the ac cheap plastoc ...

Appraisal:
new stuff = new technique I do not mind but in the case of SLDZ, I found much less intuitive than the CDJ ... You really acqurir new RFLEX that are not those of the vinyl ...
As long as you mix on a turntable as a password (no cue, pitch to pitch) but in this case, what Intrets?
From the moment when one begins to want CRER a loop, has become more touchy on the CDJ SLDZ ... In the IDAL should prparer his case in advance (save-all samples, loops - in an SD card) because the errors are not easily recoverable.

well here's a little personal in my opinion I do not objectify any action at Pioneer ...
I prcise that since my friend sold its SLDZ to buy CDJ 1000: p .. c'tait his first turntables for info.

PS: I also added 2 pTis dtails:
- Display "Countdown" is not on mp3
- PBME distortion of the very sensitive (mainly mp3) when you scratch with the active master tempo (difficult to calibrate a CUE)

T have a lot of things said about almost every aspect of the CDJ.
I do not dwell on the scratch, since c'tait one of my concerns with plates Cds.
I come from the world of vinyl, I am part of a group I use a bit o barr samples of rare records (but also rare and expensive) as I could no longer afford to pay 30 + cost of disk port + a few hours of research on e-bay and other I bought a Cdj.

Premire any use, I plug in my Hak360 and good, I'm a little bit, it's not top top, monitoring dawdling a bit (my turntable is a vestax pdx).
And I still, dj I change the direction of installation for the hip hop into position and is carrment strong. Dj APRS a little practice I found something that approaches the touch vinyl but also with the position the cue HH I just below the thumb, so that I can scratch almost every s frequency instantly.
Rpond plate well to single-stage baby, crab, orbit. Obviously useless too acclrer with this kind of stuff is not for, I also at times a small loss on some follow-up phases RPTES scratch too often, "it begins beginners to scratch on a sentence and hop, you get to the next word. " This is certainly the hitchhiking of the plate which engages a pressure slightly higher labor on the board, I'm not 100% sr
Finally more blah, they are the top decks Cds

So that we stop saying stupid things certainly due to the jealousy I'll give my opinion of real professional.
In addition to being the DJ and utlise gear from different manufacturers I am also a technician in the Service of stuff ...
In short my presentation being made Joe63 like to know since you are a professional sound as shown in your profile what you do for a living, and especially that for 3 reviews and Pioneer 3 unfavorable opinion ...
Back on topic the CDJ1000 (I owned the v1 and mkII)

First of all we talk about CD player, so it is clear that you will never do the same things with a platinum Vynil ... The CD players simulate the vinyl by memory, the effect is closer little by little but we will have to wait.

Joe63 tells of the professional fad for CDJ1000, I have now for almost 4 years (including 2 mkII) but for me the Pioneer mode is the strongest of all ... To compare like with like never failed on my cdj 1000, a return guarantee for cdx, a SHIFT required due to miscalculations on SLDZ

While the CDJ have no onboard effects and do not read the mp3 but here we talk about pro decks, as opposed you can calculate the loading time
Eg it takes 6 seconds for the cdj to read the first page of an audio cd
Cdx 15sec on / 25sec cdaudio and almost cd to mp3!
It is worth it not all wahwah world?

In short Now here are the + and - in my experience of three industry leaders

Pioneer CDJ1000
+ Reliability
+ SD card memory points
+ Loop recoverable IN / OUT and STABLE!

- No turntable

Numark CDX
+ Imitation vinyl turntable
+ Scratch the most realistic of all
+ Self loops

- TIME LOAD TOO TOO TOO LONG
- Offset in the tray at fast scratch
- Reliability ........

TECHNICS SLDZ
+ Design

- + Thurs sliding tray in the tray
- Master tempo picks up from 6%
- Too low inertia
- Bcp too many other .... I will do a how to complete the technics

In conclusion, if the sales number is xxx, which is seen in all their turntables pro config is that there is a reason ...

Then at SAV I do not know or uses Joe63 but in each of the suppliers we get the parts in less than 72 hours, and all the plates that arrived on Monday after a difficult we are still divided repaired for Thursday night ... (I speak only for these three brands !!!!)

Thank you for reading to the end and do not believe everything that is said, do you notice in yourself, the investment of two decks of this prize is worth a little test ...

It is the only platinum numrique that I touch all that I can say is that you can scratch it like crazy rpond perfectly (at least, my newbie level).
I started scratching the above but I think go to vinyl because APRS three months of use, I start feeling a dj difference in sound between analog and numrique ... and I'm not a golden ear! when cost of the scratch on vinyl, the sound is warmer, and there are over "modulation" in the sound (default vinyl, pressure on the disc etc ...) I had heard but the I confirm: the sound of vinyl is better.
Now I have not said that the sound of the silent CDJ bad if you serious sound a bit "dirty" (import of vinyl) vinyl is scratching a lot imitated.
My 2nd platinum vinyl but I will keep my CDJ prcieusement on my left scratching about what I want without pressing a vinyl-even when it's a hell more.
For "less":
-Plastic look does not inspire confidence (despite what they say)
-The tray is a bit small
I found loading the CD along
That's quibbling ... eh!
I do not know if I would do this choice, have not tried the Denon but I do not sell it is a sr!

Buy at DAILY MUSIC-January 10, 2006. Nothing to say for this store, even my personal contact for confirmation (I STRONGLY RECOMMENDATION)!
Well I post one month after order to properly test the stuff. Part-CUE-MIX scrath nothing wrong with that reputation is no more to do! "After my attempts at SIEL 2003 I spent two and a half years before I decided to see what the go concurence"
Well I do not because of blah-blah all is said in other post-view, but one point on which we must think carefully before buying c is the monopolization of your turntable with some model that uses it with a roulette or other (Vestax. .. etc ...). While Pioneer does not pose this problem, and you scratch your two turntables is free, so you can make a mix with your two turntables and scratch with pioneer CDJ1000MK2!
FRANKLY THE PIONEER unbeatable WHAT ABOUT THE MUST!

Hello,
> I use the CDJ1000 + eures years since. They are present ds ttes my sheets (versions available).
> CD robust and reliable enough in the functions requested. (X4 extra features loops!) I quite agree with the opinions left below. For those who mix across our small planet like me, this is a reference that is found in almost all providers.
> Since the advent of CD players-flat, I used the Pioneer. Not that I'm an aficionado of the brand, but by early next + "platinum reference" ds heads available data sheets.
> It's a little pet peeve of the brand ... the price! certainly high enough for my taste. Vs. tjs have the opportunity to purchase outside of France and to enjoy certain tax advantages (but this is us!)
> Why change? Maybe for testing products from the competition. Always be his own opinion.

How long do you use?
More than two years

- What is so special that you like most and least?

Plus: ergonomics, perfect for a quick and efficient work
The least: does not play loops in the hot cue

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

I actually tested the CDJ800 and Denon dns 5000, and Technics sldz1200 I bought too.
I bought the boards tested without extending the fact that I work with Pioneer for over 10 years. I was not disappointed on the contrary!

- How would you rate the quality / price?

It is the negative side of the Pioneer award makes you dizzy, May good when you're on top of what the technique fo fo, the market will want it.

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

The above is no prob I take back one more pair ...!

These are the Mk3 I've owned, and I was very very happy, they are the best DJ CD players that I had the opportunity to handle, I do not know the models nouveux piopio (CDJ 2000 etc. ..).
I have sold a regret because I stopped the sound system and I bought a VCI300 with Serato ITCH to keep a little trick that takes me no room ... lol
to return to the CDJ-1000 I prefer the display compared to the Mk3 mk2, if you can find secondhand at a reasonable price mk3 who prefer the more ... read the Mp3!
voila, otherwise the CDJ-1000 in general are very good products ..